Construction teams have been working for months building their partnerships in order to chase contracts to build the Nashville’s new downtown convention center, the largest construction project in the state's history. More

A prominent Brentwood corner has been the target of attempts for a substantial mixed-use development of retail, residential, office and a hotel that would be a tax boon to the city if it could be built. More

Pulte Homes Inc., the fourth-largest U.S. homebuilder, reported a $696.1 million first-quarter net loss, about three times wider than analysts expected, as stricter mortgage-lending standards cut demand. More

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is probing whether credit-rating companies changed the way they graded debt as the market for products tied to subprime mortgages boomed earlier this decade, its chairman said. More

Dear Dave,
We have about $8,000 in car loan debt. Despite this, I’d like to go ahead and fully-fund our Roth IRAs. My wife, however, thinks we should pay off the debt first. The fact is we can have either one done by December. What do you think?
Steve More

The notion of someone in any branch of entertainment being a role model remains a controversial one, with a number of famous types (most notably Charles Barkley) rejecting the concept outright. But the Nashville rapper and record label owner known as M.U.G. (Money United With Game) doesn’t just acknowledge this notion, he embraces it. More